THE bunting is up and the Buck's Fizz is on ice as dozens of parties kick off across East Yorkshire to celebrate the Royal Wedding.
And the good news is, the Met Office is forecasting sunny weather throughout the day, with just a chance of a shower this morning. If you're heading for a street party or the beach, you might want to put on a pullover though – temperatures will struggle to get above 13C.
Hull has of course been labelled Britain's most republican city by the national press, which reported it had had no applications for street parties.In fact, there's plenty going on today, from a chance to be a princess at Hull's Prospect Centre (10am-4pm), to street parties and other events in Bransholme, Stoneferry, Greatfield, Newland Avenue, Orchard Park, Cottingham Road and north Hull.
For a list of what's on, visit our Royal Wedding Hull and East Riding events guide
Across the border in Anlaby, the Red Lion Hotel is hosting a fancy dress party with a Spirit Of The Blitz theme, including 1940s fancy dress and full English breakfasts served from 10am.
There are dozens of events throughout the East Riding. Highlights include a traditional garden party at the Station Hotel, Hedon, from 1.30pm, featuring a bouncy castle, face painting and stalls selling homemade jewellery, cakes and bric-a-brac, with fundraising for charities including the Red Cross. Visit our events guide for more parties.
Not everybody's joining in the celebrations – the results of a poll on this site suggest a majority of people in our area want to escape for the day. We asked, "will you be celebrating, escaping or working?": 62 per cent said escaping, 23 per cent celebrating and 15 per cent working. Thanks to more than 600 people who voted.Tell that to traders in Beverley, who have decked out their stores with bunting and Union Flags. We particularly like the displays at the Oxfam shop, where Prince William and Kate appear to have dropped in (pictured below), and the red, white and blue vacuum cleaners in the window of Briggs and Powell.
Town roads Scaife Close, Molescroft Drive and Warwick Drive are all set to be closed for street parties, and Beverley Rugby Club is inviting everyone to bring picnics and food, games, toys, party hats and flags to the ground on Norwood.
The club BBQ will also be out (weather permitting) for anyone wanting to cook their own bangers or burgers and the bar will be open for the adults to toast the happy couple with something alcoholic. The club will be open from 10.30am to watch the big event unfold. For more information, visit our sister site Beverley People.
● Whatever you're doing, we'd love to see your party pictures – we'll feature them here and print the best in the Mail. Email me: paul.johnson@northcliffemedia.co.uk or post on our Facebook page.
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